Table 3.
In vitro fecundity of T. spiralis females isolated from mice without treatment and subsequently cultivated with probiotic strains - Numbers of newborn larvae.
| Concentration | Control | E. faecium EF55 | E. faecium CCM8558 | E. faecium CCM7420 | E. durans ED26E/7 | L fermentum CCM7421 | L. plantarum 17L/1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| of probiotic | (Mean ± S.D.) | (Mean ± S.D.) | (Mean ± S.D.) | (Mean ± S.D.) | (Mean ± S.D.) | (Mean ± S.D.) | (Mean ± S.D.) |
| strains (CFU/ml) | |||||||
| 0 | 58 ±8 | ||||||
| 101 | 39 ±13 | 46 ±14 | 36 ±16 | 43 ±11 | 32 ±14 | 38 ±23 | |
| 103 | 24 ±15 | **23 ± 7 | 37 ±11 | 38 ±21 | *25± 13 | 37 ±10 | |
| 105 | *34±10 | *29±9 | *32±8 | **26 ± 7 | **16 ±8 | 37 ±13 | |
| 107 | **14 ±9 | **12 ±7 | **22 ± 10 | **23 ± 9 | ***4 ± 3 | **13 ±5 |
*P<0.05
•*P < 0.01
*P < 0.001 - statistically significant differences from T. spiralis females incubated in medium without probiotic strains (control)